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第1章 Praise

Praise for Warren Adler's Fiction

"Warren Adler writes with skill and a sense of scene."

-The New York Times Book Review on The War of the Roses

"Engrossing, gripping, absorbing… written by a superb storyteller. Adler's pen uses brisk, descriptive strokes that are enviable and masterful."

-West Coast Review of Books on Trans-Siberian Express

"A fast-paced suspense story… only a seasoned newspaperman could have written with such inside skills."

-The Washington Star on The Henderson Equation

"High-tension political intrigue with excellent dramatization of the worlds of good and evil."

-Calgary Herald on The Casanova Embrace

"A man who willingly rips the veil from political intrigue."

-Bethesda Tribune on Undertow

Warren Adler's political thrillers are…

"Ingenious."

-Publishers Weekly

"Diverting, well-written and sexy."

-Houston Chronicle

"Exciting."

-London Daily Telegraph

Praise for Warren Adler's Fiona Fitzgerald Mystery Series

"High-class suspense."

-The New York Times on American Quartet

"Adler's a dandy plot-weaver, a real tale-teller."

-Los Angeles Times on American Sextet

"Adler's depiction of Washington-its geography, social whirl, political intrigue-rings true."

-Booklist on Senator Love

"A wildly kaleidoscopic look at the scandals and political life of Washington D.C."

-Los Angeles Times on Death of a Washington Madame

"Both the public and the private story in Adler's second book about intrepid sergeant Fitzgerald make good reading, capturing the political scene and the passionate duplicity of those who would wield power."

-Publishers Weekly on Immaculate Deception

Praise for James C. Humes

"James Humes, a brilliant speechwriter and advisor of Presidents of the United States, has long been conspicuous in the extensive ranks of Churchill's American admirers…."

-Lord Lexden, The House of Lords Magazine

"Humes-who knew Churchill personally-brilliantly captures the extraordinary life of this gifted, complex, and often troubled leader."

-A&E Biography

"In hundreds of studies of Churchill, no one else, remarkably enough, has focused on Churchill's predictions and prophecies. James Humes has produced a book that is unique as well as necessary for an understanding of statesmanship."

-David Eisenhower, author and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute on Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman

"Gives us a stunning but overlooked version of conjectural history. Humes outlines dozens of Churchill's own spectacular prophecies, revealing him to be a Nostradamus of the political and military events of the twentieth century."

-Michael Keane, author of Patton: Blood, Guts, and Prayer, on Churchill: The Prophetic Statesman

"Engaging memoir… laced with wickedly funny anecdotes; the politicos, presidents, and British royalty whom Humes fondly remembers receive star billing.

-Library Journal on Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five Presidents and Other Political Adventures

Unlike modern wordsmiths, typically journalists enjoying a political interlude, Humes began as an actual politician… Humes stocks an immense store of stories that have been enjoyable for those who have listened to him or have read his many books."

-Booklist on Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five Presidents and Other Political Adventures

"Intriguing historic approach to public speaking. Humes creates a valuable and practical guide."

-Roger Ailes, CEO, Fox News, on Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers